In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given
America a moving story of love in the face of injustice.
Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in
love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her
child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and
Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely
accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families
set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain
future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of
emotions–affection, despair, and hope. In a love story that
evokes the blues, where passion and sadness are inevitably
intertwined, Baldwin has created two characters so alive and
profoundly realized that they are unforgettably ingrained in
the American psyche.
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